World Famous Comics: Sports Night - The Complete Series Boxed Set
Sports Night - The Complete Series Boxed Set
Starring: Felicity Huffman, Peter Krause, Josh Charles Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment Number of Items: 6 Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 05, 2002 Running Time: 1065 minutes Theatrical Release Date: September 22, 1998
Description: Taut, exciting, realistic dramedy about the lives of sports journalists. It's a show about a show about sports, that isn't about sports at all.
Amazon.com: Before there was Aaron Sorkin's West Wing, there was Aaron Sorkin's Sports Night, which followed the trials and tribulations of a smart, energetic television staff as they scrambled to put on a nightly cable sports show, not unlike ESPN's SportsCenter. Sports Night was every bit as good as its political successor--and in some ways, even better--even though it didn't have the gravitas of, say, running the country on a daily basis. You don't need to know anything about sports to appreciate the dynamics of the Sports Night news room (which bears more than a passing similarity to His Girl Friday), and the issues the cast grappled with every week ran from the serious to the frothy, always peppered with snappy Sorkin dialogue. And sadly, as befalls most quality television (TV Guide dubbed it "The Best Show You're Not Watching"), Sports Night was canceled after two seasons. But the trajectory of 45 episodes on this DVD set allows you to watch one of the best and most groundbreaking half-hour shows ever put on television.
Those familiar with Sorkin's writing style will revel in the unabashed comedy and interoffice romance on display here, and the way it's set in motion by a powerhouse cast, including Felicity Huffman's Dana (sexy, neurotic show producer), Peter Krause's Casey (goofball anchor guy), Joshua Malina's know-it-all Jeremy (staff nerd and information repository), Sabrina Lloyd's efficient Natalie (Dana's mostly unflappable assistant), and the show's two secret weapons: Robert Guillaume as executive producer Isaac, who was to Sports Night what Martin Sheen was to The West Wing, and the superb Josh Charles, who as co-anchor Dan, a man as complex as he was funny and heartbreaking, was the heart and soul of Sports Night. Damn, they just don't make TV this good anymore! --Mark Englehart
I had forgotten.... ...how absolutely AMAZING this series was. Why do all the good, smart shows like this go off the air? Are they TOO smart for the masses? Yet all of these stupid reality shows go on, year after year.
"Sports Night" is so well-written with such an incredible ensemble cast....TV cannot get much better than this. It is polished, intelligent comedy of which there is much too little in today's lineups. Too bad.
Better than I ever expected I caught a couple of the first season episodes and was surprised each time at just how strong the show felt. Sure I laughed, but there was more to it than that. Individually, these people weren't exceptionally appealing and I had no interest in going "behind the scenes" of a sports show. Yet, almost every episode I watched felt like it was somehow special. I started making an effort to catch the show every week and really began to care about the characters. Sure they were flawed, but not in some ridiculous stereotypical sitcom character way. I felt like I knew some of these people, and some of the others, I wish I knew. This was the first TV series I bought on DVD and it is still one of the few shows I can regularly laugh out loud at, and then have to wipe a tear just a few moments later. "I didn't know we could do that"
Witty, fast-paced comedy Possibly the best half-hour sitcom produced. Sorkin's first foray into creating a TV Show, and has all his hallmarks while being a little less serious than any of his later work (The West Wing, Studio 60). Fast dialogue, interesting characters, those walking-the-halls conversations that cover a dozen topics, a half-dozen characters and only one camera. Three seasons that touch on sports as serious business and social commentary.
Best Show Ever! I was a big fan of Sports Night when it was on TV. I am an even bigger fan now. This show absolutely rocks and to see it, episode after episode with no commercial interuptions is terrific. If you love sports center (especially sports center from the early to mid nineties) you will love this show. Love this box set, Love it, Love it, Love it.
Please someone bring this show back.....I am begging.
The only complaint I have is that Amazon doesn't give me an option to give this set a sixth star.
Best writing ever!!!!! In your life you will never see another show that is better written than this one. I think they have great actors and from "Desperate Housewives" to "Six Feet Under" you can watch these actors doing great work but, this show is where there was a merging of great acting with the best writing I've ever seen in my life. For 2 seasons this was the absolute best show on television and it is a steal at any price on DVD.
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